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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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He said the focus should instead be on banning features such as autoplay, infinite scroll, and the algorithms that "bombard" children with harmful material.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Total remittances and material goods to the island amounted to $3 billion last year, according to Emilio Morales of the Havana Consulting Group, a Miami-based market-intelligence firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

This material is from June 4 through June 10, 2026.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Her research, focused on soft condensed matter, has been seeking a comprehensive theory to explain the curious elasticity of such material.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

For every type of radiation, there is some material that it is unable to travel through.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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